Billionaire Heiress Attacks Maid, But Heroic Tycoon's Wife Intervenes!
Previously: A spoiled heiress's cruel assault on a helpless maid is brutally stopped by a powerful titan, only to reveal a shocking connection that shatters everything.
Escalation and Intervention
Just as Carter’s hand whipped forward, a blur of motion intercepted it. A massive, leather-gloved hand slammed into Carter’s wrist, stopping her strike mere inches from Liam’s face. The impact was jarring, accompanied by a wet thud that sent a halo of water droplets scattering in slow motion. Liam, her eyes still squeezed shut, gasped, a trembling whisper escaping her lips, "M-Mr. Vance...?"
Carter froze, her pupils dilating in shock as the kinetic recoil jolted her shoulder. Marcus Vance, the ruthless 6'4" corporate titan, stood impassive, his obsidian hair beaded with rain, his gunmetal-grey eyes locked onto Carter with lethal composure. He tightened his grip, twisting Carter’s wrist backward with crushing force. Her diamond rings dug into her flesh, and she was dragged down to her knees in the dirty puddle, a choked whimper of agony escaping her lips. "You're breaking my bones! Let go of me!" she shrieked, mascara now running down her face.
Marcus’s jaw ticked with lethal restraint. He shoved Carter’s wrist away with effortless contempt, sending the heiress sprawling onto the muddy curb. He then stepped protectively over Liam, shielding her shivering frame with his bespoke charcoal overcoat. His voice, a chilling baritone that vibrated through the iron gates, silenced the street. "Lay one finger on my wife again, Carter, and I will erase the Ross dynasty before sunrise." Carter stared, clutching her bruised wrist, her jaw slack with catastrophic disbelief. Liam, from her position on the pavement, looked up in stunned, world-altering revelation. His wife? He called her his wife?
”His wife? He called her his wife?